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That sounds appealing as it's in line with interval training. When you say rest, that's total rest right? i.e you are essentially rowing 1000 m in 3 mins 30 secs total over 5 mins? If so, that's very impressive.

yep being tall is a massive advantage when rowing. However it's a disadvantage when it comes to weightlifting, and I know which one I'd rather be better at!

11-01-2012, 05:35 PM

TLoRu

[QUOTE=paleo-bunny;993008]That sounds appealing as it's in line with interval training. When you say rest, that's total rest right? i.e you are essentially rowing 1000 m in 3 mins 30 secs total over 5 mins? If so, that's very impressive.

Yeah. And this is a warm up. I'm hauling ass to make that total time, I just keep it going.
I'm only 5'1... Yikes

11-01-2012, 06:26 PM

paleo-bunny

[QUOTE=TLoRu;993125]Yeah. And this is a warm up. I'm hauling ass to make that total time, I just keep it going.
I'm only 5'1... Yikes[/QUOTE]
OK - I get it now - you are doing true intervals.

And you're 5' 1. Awesome.

11-02-2012, 06:28 AM

Asmodeuskraemer

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I rowed a couple years ago and I loved it. Its a helluva workout. People who like it should try to get a coach to help them with their form because holding proper form works ALL your muscles. [ATTACH]9770[/ATTACH]
Those muscles were from rowing only. It was near the end of my time with the club I used to row that we started adding situps and things. They were harder than I thought but not impossible. I'm hoping to get back into rowing as I just joined a gym with a concept2.

11-02-2012, 10:00 AM

Richardmac

Rowing is a fantastic workout. I'm working with a couple of rowers and they all pullreally well on the erg's. Great stroke rate and output.

The C2's are great for conditioning, strength, muscle building.

Richard

11-02-2012, 11:21 AM

Asmodeuskraemer

[QUOTE=Richardmac;993587]Rowing is a fantastic workout. I'm working with a couple of rowers and they all pullreally well on the erg's. Great stroke rate and output.

The C2's are great for conditioning, strength, muscle building.

Richard[/QUOTE]

I just joined a gym and went rowing this morning. Its been so long. I did 2000M in about 14.5 minutes. Suuuper slow. I took a lot of breaks to stretch and reacclimate myself to the erg. It felt good. I then did 5 minutes of extra rowing ontop of that, just to work on my form. I had jelly legs when I stood up and my shoulders and back are sore.
Rowing is a crazy good workout. I really missed it. I was kind of laughing in the gym and I'm sure I was loud as hell and disturbing Ye Olde Elliptical-ers.
It will take me a long time to get back to where I want, but I'm happy to try. I had the best legs, arms and shoulders that I've ever had when I was rowing consistently. About 4 hours/week. I would like to keep it around 3, maybe, with some weights and stuff thrown in to give me 4 hours total. Rowing works your upper calves, right under your knee. I seriously had killer calves. WOOT!

11-06-2012, 02:35 AM

Richardmac

[QUOTE=Asmodeuskraemer;993651]I just joined a gym and went rowing this morning. Its been so long. I did 2000M in about 14.5 minutes. Suuuper slow. I took a lot of breaks to stretch and reacclimate myself to the erg. It felt good. I then did 5 minutes of extra rowing ontop of that, just to work on my form. I had jelly legs when I stood up and my shoulders and back are sore.
Rowing is a crazy good workout. I really missed it. I was kind of laughing in the gym and I'm sure I was loud as hell and disturbing Ye Olde Elliptical-ers.
It will take me a long time to get back to where I want, but I'm happy to try. I had the best legs, arms and shoulders that I've ever had when I was rowing consistently. About 4 hours/week. I would like to keep it around 3, maybe, with some weights and stuff thrown in to give me 4 hours total. Rowing works your upper calves, right under your knee. I seriously had killer calves. WOOT![/QUOTE]

Haha yeh it will do that to you.

All rowing is great. I might be working with some open ocean rowers soon (not alot of leg drive mainly upperbody pull) as well as the canal rowers and it really is a fantastic workout. There are about 3-4 rowing tests I use to measure different things, all suck whilst doing them but are a fantastic workout.